# The Fall Of The House Of Sequential Threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 2, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806 "2013-09-02T15:33:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/541 "2013-11-12T17:32:22Z")

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\*\* Stockings and Garters: A survey of men  
Hunters: Wear your safety harnesses!\*\*

You can call them “safety harnesses”, but we’re not fooled.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/542 "2013-11-13T01:25:40Z")

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\*\*Who else has not yet transitioned to a smart phone?  
My phone keeps freezing, I’m not sure why  
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'Cause it’s not smart.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/543 "2013-11-13T06:45:41Z")

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**Things you didn’t know were real until you were an adult  
Thought the Hells Angels were gonna kick the shit outta me today…**

But… but… I thought the Hells Angels were… fairytale creatures, like elves and goblins and dragons and lawyers! What am I doing in this hospital bed?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/544 "2013-11-13T08:56:26Z")

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\*\*This is WHY I love [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)  
USS Gerald R. Ford launches Saturday \*\*

It’s a great deal, but you really need to watch out for the shipping costs.

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/545 "2013-11-13T14:54:01Z")

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\*\*This could be fun…  
Russian artist nails nut sack to ground in Red Square \*\*

You have an interesting concept of “fun.”

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/546 "2013-11-13T15:41:48Z")

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\*\* How to politely end a conversation with a stranger  
noisy bluetooth speaker\*\*

What? What? Sorry, can’t hear a damn thing you’re saying. Gotta go!

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/547 "2013-11-13T16:00:01Z")

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\*\*What makes stuff look old?  
Our 19th-Century Math and Science Curriculum \*\*

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/548 "2013-11-13T16:19:02Z")

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\*\* Russian artist nails nut sack to ground in Red Square  
gwendee changed her relationship status to Widowed\*\*

But she’ll have a terrific story to tell on [christianmingle.com](http://christianmingle.com).

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/549 "2013-11-13T17:48:26Z")

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\*\*Christmas is upon us, it seems.

The “War on Christmas 2013” has begun  
\*\*

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/550 "2013-11-13T19:10:50Z")

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\*\*Terrifying and amusing hand grenade fail  
I hate it when long time dopers disappear.  
\*\*

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/551 "2013-11-13T23:16:03Z")

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Cafe Society:

**Hanukkah in popular culture**  
**Why no roast pork in American delis?**

Where’s the “Happy Orthodox Jewish Guy” smiley when you need it? 😉

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/552 "2013-11-14T16:15:42Z")

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**Signs you may be in the ghetto…  
I am drug free for 5 days.**

:dubious:

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/553 "2013-11-14T21:19:56Z")

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\*\* Oops. Looks like we were lied to about Obamacare after all.  
Is blackface really offensive? \*\*

No way I’m putting a caption on that one.

\*\*Signs you may be in the ghetto…  
I Just Got Laid Off!  
What would I say?  
I am drug free for 5 days. \*\*

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/554 "2013-11-14T21:27:34Z")

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\*\*Pit bull mix brings home human leg  
Nail biting Dopers, gather 'round… \*\*

You can bite on someone else’s toenails.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/555 "2013-11-14T21:36:56Z")

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\*\*Why is leather so expensive?  
What cities have the most promiscuity girls? \*\*

I am not going to ask.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/556 "2013-11-14T22:31:29Z")

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\*\* What are your minimum living conditions to be happy?  
What cities have the most promiscuity girls?\*\*

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/557 "2013-11-15T16:44:07Z")

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\*\*Finally got a new job offer!

I Just Got Laid Off!\*\*

“… it’s the cirrrrrrrrrrrrrcle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife.”

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/558 "2013-11-16T16:26:48Z")

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\*\*Do many Americans still hate the Japanese?  
What if sex wasn’t so fun? \*\*

Then we’d hate them a lot more.

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/559 "2013-11-16T19:41:55Z")

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**Help with a Stalker?  
Could a smaller, trained female realistically beat up a larger male?**

Maybe, if you did some martial arts training. Personally, though, I’d go for a gun and some pepper spray.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/560 "2013-11-16T21:19:01Z")

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**More businesses you suspect of being fronts?  
Do many Americans still hate the Japanese?**

Maybe it’s not a front, but it still strikes me as stupid to name your restaurant the “Tora! Tora! Tora! Sushi Bar”.

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